These inspirational quotes may help you to stay focused and be productive at work.

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“A journey of a thousand miles begin with a single step“ –Lao Tzu

“Tell Me and I forget, Teach Me and I remember, Involve Me and I learn“ –Anonymous

“Never do anything by halves if you want to get away with it. Be outrageous. Go the whole hog. Make sure everything you do is so completely crazy it’s unbelievable.” –Matilda by Roald Dahl

"Once you have mastered time, you will understand how true it is that most people overestimate what they can accomplish in a year-and underestimate what they can achieve in a decade!" -Tony Robbins

“All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” –The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien

“If you don’t have daily objectives, you qualify as a dreamer.” –Zig Ziglar

“Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t – you’re right.” –Henry Ford

“Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.” —Maya Angelou

“Productivity is never an accident. It is always the result of a commitment to excellence, intelligent planning, and focused effort.” –Paul J. Meyer

“When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.” –Paolo Coelho

"The essential question is not 'How busy are you?' but 'What are you busy at?" –Oprah WInfrey

“Learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t live long enough to make them all yourselves.” –Chanakya

“I like to work with people that I like hanging out with, that I admire, that are really smart and talented, and we can problem solve together.” –Tom Cruise

"Working smart is harder than working hard. It’s just less visible, and we care too much about what others see." – Shane Snow

“Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don’t quit.” –Conrad Hilton

“Don't confuse activity with productivity. Many people are simply busy being busy." –Robin Sharma

“Try not to become a person of success, but rather try to become a person of value.” –Albert Einstein

“It isn’t the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it’s the pebble in your shoe.” –Muhammad Ali

Although it's admirable to be ambitious and hard-working, it's more desirable to be smart-working. –John Maxwell

“Stay afraid, but do it anyway. What’s important is the action. You don’t have to wait to be confident. Just do it and eventually the confidence will follow.” –Carrie Fisher

“Do not be embarrassed by your failures, learn from them and start again.“ –Richard Branson

“Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.” –Abraham Lincoln

“Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.” –Dale Carnegie

“Follow effective actions with quiet reflection. From the quiet reflection will come even more effective action.” –Peter Drucker

"Work hard but work smart. Always. Every day. Nothing is handed to you and nothing is easy. You're not owed anything. No job or task is too small or beneath you. If you want to get ahead, volunteer to do the things no one else wants to do and do it better. Be a sponge. Be open and learn." –Bobbi Brown

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